Electronic Kanban
- Production takes stock from bins
- Customer scans all bins that need replenishing
- Customer downloads information to TR location
- Stock is delivered and customer replenishes bins
LOGISTICS
Supply chain solutions
Tailored services for customer requirements.
TR is a proven full service provider and working in conjunction with our customers we can provide lean supply solutions
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Lean supply solutions
TR is a proven full service provider and working in conjunction with our customers we can provide lean supply solutions.
Effectively this means that you pay for what you consume.
This enables our customer to focus their attention on higher value parts and their own manufacturing, freeing up cash, time and resource.
TR can interface with your MRP and EDI processes to further ‘lean’ the system.
LOGISTICAL SUPPLY
Vendor Managed Inventory
TR's logistical supply systems can practically eliminate administration processes and reduce the customer’s overall costs. Getting high-volume, low-cost components from the supplier to the production line involves administration.
This can add considerably to the total in-place cost of the parts. Each system TR installs is tailored to the customer’s individual needs and can range from a simple KanFax system to a full Direct Line Feed for very high volume users.
Vendor Managed Inventory benefits
- Dramatically reduced vendor base and associated administration costs
- Inspection costs reduced as quality approved parts can be shipped direct to the production line
- Reduced cost of stockholding and storage as only a few day’s stock is held on the production line
- This allows purchasing teams to spend their time working on higher value products
- Production can then focus on its core function, and parts are always available at the point of use
- TCO - Total Cost of Ownership visible
Types of VMI's:
Direct Line Feed (DLF)
- Production takes stock from bins
- On agreed day, TR DLF operator visits customer
- TR DLF operator scans all bins that need replenishing
- TR DLF operator downloads information to TR location
- TR removes empty bins off site and returns to TR location
- TR DLF operator delivers stock and replenishes bins
3rd Party Direct Line Feed
- Production takes stock from bins
- 3rd party logistics provider scans bins
- Information uploaded to nearest TR hub
- TR sends replenishment via carrier
- 3rd party logistics provider refills bins
Replenishment System
- Production takes stock from bins
- TR removes empty bins off site and returns to TR location
- TR scans, downloads and refills the bins
- Stock is delivered and the bins are returned to the warehouse
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